Sonoma Partners and BigMachines Partner to Offer SaaS-Based Quoting and Configuration...

Sonoma Partners and BigMachines Partner to Offer SaaS-Based Quoting and
Configuration Platform for Microsoft Dynamics CRM

CHICAGO, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonoma Partners, a leading provider of
Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the United States, announced a partnership with
BigMachines to provide on-demand product configuration and proposal generation
for users of Microsoft Dynamics CRM
(http://www.sonomapartners.com/microsoft-crm-overview.aspx).

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BigMachines offers a comprehensive platform of web-based software and services
enabling sales teams, channel partners, and strategic customers to quickly
configure products; generate quotes and proposals; manage complex pricing;
generate legal contracts, rich proposals and sales documents; and submit and
manage orders. With the integration to Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a
cross-functional customer relationship management application providing sales,
marketing, and customer support modules, customers can help their sales teams
and channels to sell more and sell faster.

"We have worked with many best-in-breed solutions for Microsoft Dynamics CRM,
to extend functionality of the CRM platform and provide additional value,"
said Mike Snyder, Founder and Managing Partner of Sonoma Partners.
"BigMachines is the leader in quoting and configuration solutions and has
developed market dominance with other CRM integrations. Extending their
application to the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform creates new growth
opportunities for both BigMachines and Sonoma Partners. The BigMachines
software integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and provides
Microsoft users with consistent, easy-to-learn solutions."

"We are pleased to work with Sonoma Partners on our integration with Microsoft
Dynamics CRM," said Godard Abel, CEO and co-founder of BigMachines. "Sonoma
Partners has the expertise and experience to ensure that our solutions for
Microsoft Dynamics CRM customers will be as robust and successful as our
integrations have been with the other leading CRM solutions."

"Salespeople need quick access to the most accurate and comprehensive business
information available," said Brad Wilson, general manager for Microsoft
Dynamics CRM. "We are very excited that Sonoma Partners and Big Machines are
partnering to provide a SaaS-based quoting and configuration platform for
Microsoft Dynamics CRM that will help customers grow their business and better
serve existing customers."

About Sonoma Partners
Chicago-based Sonoma Partners LLC sells, customizes and implements Microsoft
Dynamics CRM for enterprise and mid-size companies throughout the United
States. Founded in 2001, it has worked exclusively with the product since the
Beta release of version 1.0. Microsoft twice awarded Sonoma Partners as the
Global Microsoft CRM Partner of the Year. In addition, Sonoma Partners has
written multiple books about Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Microsoft Press.

The company's unmatched expertise offers a rapid path to value and return on
investment. In addition, Sonoma Partners has extensive experience in several
vertical industries, including franchises, real estate, healthcare,
professional services, and finance. For more information, contact Sonoma
Partners. (http://www.sonomapartners.com/contact.aspx).

About BigMachines, Inc. and BigMachines AG
BigMachines is the global leader in on-demand sales configuration, quoting and
proposal software, helping companies sell more and sell faster. BigMachines
solutions empower sales across customers' channels by streamlining their sales
processes from opportunity to order. Using BigMachines software, sales teams
and channels can quickly configure products, generate quotes and proposals,
manage complex pricing, generate legal contracts, and manage orders.
BigMachines offers extensive reporting capabilities and easily integrates to
leading CRM and ERP systems, including those from salesforce.com, Oracle, and
SAP. BigMachines' rapidly growing customer base includes global leaders such
as Kodak's GCG, Siemens, Ingersoll Rand, and NTT Communications, as well as
innovative growth companies such as ShoreTel and Voltaire Ltd. For more
information, visit www.bigmachines.com.

SOURCE Sonoma Partners

Nicole Fitzmaurice of Sonoma Partners LLC, +1-312-627-0700, ext. 602,
nfitzmaurice@sonomapartners.com